counteraction
noun
counteraction is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-A-C-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, counteraction means “An act of retaliation; a counterattack” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of counteraction is counteractions.
How many letters and syllables are in counteraction?
| Letters | 13: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-A-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is counteraction?
Counteraction appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce counteraction?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-counteraction.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of counteraction
- counteractions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does counteraction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of retaliation; a counterattack.
- 2
Any action in opposition to a previous action.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does counteraction come from?
From counter- + action.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).